slayer

Example Sentences

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Saint George is widely known as Christianity's most famous dragon slayer and is commonly depicted as a warrior holding a lance.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

All states have some form of a slayer rule that prevents killers from inheriting from their victims.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

She developed a reputation as a giant slayer by outcompeting market-leader Intel a decade ago to take the lead in producing central processing units, or CPUs, for personal computers and data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Tanjiro is then sent to train to become a demon slayer, so he can begin his quest to find a way to turn his sister back into a human.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Angering a twenty-foot-tall drakon slayer probably wasn’t a wise strategy, but Percy was dying.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan